LAVA plays a crucial role in the Los Angeles County voter engagement infrastructure, turning out hundreds of thousands of marginalized voters, people of color, and returning citizens. LAVA takes an intersectional approach to organizing by building our leaders’ understanding of the interplay between key systems that drive racial inequities—transformative justice, housing, immigration—and leveraging the moral authority of faith institutions to drive change and improve community health. LAVA maintains a particular focus on empowering BIPOC folks to serve as credible messengers and lead their communities into transformation and healing.

By becoming a member of LAVA, you will be part of important decisions, helping to determine which policies, initiatives, and candidates the organization will support.